The Department of Justice will file kidnapping and critical unlawful detention costs towards six people in reference to the disappearance of six cockfighting lovers in January.
In a decision promulgated on December 22, the DOJ panel of prosecutors discovered possible trigger to indict farm supervisor Julie Patidongan, Gleer Codilla, Mark Carlo Zabala, Virgilio Bayog, Johnry Consolacion, and Roberto Matillano Jr.
The data can be filed earlier than the Manila City regional trial court docket.
According to the DOJ, the panel discovered that the six conspired within the kidnapping of John Claude Inonog, James Baccay, Marlon Baccay, Rondel Cristorum, Mark Joseph Velasco, and Rowel Gomez on January 13.
The sabungeros left Tanay, Rizal at 1 p.m. to go to the Manila Arena however had been compelled to board a grey van at round 7:30 p.m.
For their half, the respondents denied their participation within the disappearance of the sabungeros. They additionally argued that the witnesses had no private data of the crime.
However, the DOJ stated the panel gave consideration to the protection because of the constructive identification and testimonies of the witnesses.
The DOJ cited Venancio Inonog, the daddy of one of many victims, who stated his son advised him by way of a cellphone name that they had been compelled to board a grey van.
Venancio stated he additionally heard screaming earlier than the decision was reduce off.
The DOJ earlier introduced that it’ll file costs towards three members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in reference to the disappearance of an e-sabong agent Ricardo Lasco on August 30, 2021.
It stated the knowledge towards Police Staff Sergeant Daryl Panghangaan, Patrolman Roy Navarete, and Patrolman Rigel Brosas for theft and kidnapping can be filed on the San Pablo City Regional Trial Court.
On Monday, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla stated “useless” may be a more precise term to describe the 34 missing sabungeros.
For its part, the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group said the sabungeros are nonetheless thought-about lacking.—AOL, GMA Integrated News
